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Creating new and exciting hotel concepts is difficult. Laura McKoy, Creative Director + VP Interior Design at Omni Hotels & Resorts, shares how its done through discussing three new Omni hotel projects that create unique guest experiences while sticking to the budget.

Steve Kirby may be one of your favorite brokers at Mumford Company, Trusted Hotel Advisors, but he's also a devoted advocate for special needs people to work in hotels. Watch this and see you labor pains fade while the sense of doing sometime great builds in you.

Glenn recently hosted a session featuring some of the top folks in hospitality in conjunction with DirecTV and Hotel Business.

Here's what you're in store for today:

How customers interact with the guestroom is evolving, mirroring the at-home experience. As home automation and access to personalized content becomes standard, guests expect the same for their hotel stay. Now, hoteliers must rethink the in-room experience. In this thought leadership discussion, experts share how hoteliers can give guests flexibility for how they watch content, as well as emerging solutions allowing guests to control every element of the room through personalized devices that helps increase loyalty.

· Anna Scozzafava, VP, Extended Stay Brands, Strategy & Operations at Choice Hotels International

· Ron Pohl, President of International Operations, President of WorldHotels, BWH Hotel Group

· Matt Schwartz, CTO, Sage Hospitality

· Kristen Hanich, Director of Research, Parks Associates

· Kim Twiggs, DirecTV, Associate Vice President of Market Development at DIRECTV

· Peter Palli, SVP Commercial & Technology, Property, Owner, & Stay Experience Products & Platforms, IHG

He's a Brit living in TN and we figure out how that works. Bruce Humphrey returns for a verbal showdown with Glenn, Craig and Producer Dave. And some bourbon is sure to be in the mix somewhere.

Nathaniel Brethold with CoralTree Hospitality is passionate about engaging team members who could easily work anywhere. Here's how he shows them a career path rather than just another job. Thanks to our friends at Unifocus , technology that drives value, for supporting this video! Recorded during the amazing The Hospitality Show!

Today Glenn and Anthony were supposed to share their favorite places to travel. They did, but this show is memorable for a very different reason.

Glenn and Anthony are back at The Pierre with Francois-Olivier Luiggi, General Manager. The last time we were here parts of the hotel were still closed, but The Pierre is back fully open and better than ever. We hear about all the great things happening at this iconic property.

During The Hospitality Show, labor saving tools were front and center. I spoke with Brendan Reidy of BirchStreet Systems to discuss how hoteliers are leveraging tech to reduce labor related issues while simultaneously lowering other operational expenses.

Hoteliers are getting smart about monetizing all elements of their property. ResortPass is doing some cool stuff around selling day passes to your on site amenities. I speak with CEO Michael Wolf about this emerging profitiability center.

Lodging Econometrics' Bruce Ford turns 50 and Glenn, Craig, Producer Dave and special guests are there to make sure he regrets it.